Analyzing Interview Data: The Development and Evolution of a Coding System
Qualitative SociologyPublished 1 September 2001
Cynthia Weston, Terry Gandell, Jacinthe Beauchamp, Lynn McAlpine, C. Wiseman, C. Beauchamp
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This paper describes the process used by a research team to develop a coding system for analyzing data from interview transcripts and situates the process within approaches to qualitative analysis. Successive versions of the coding scheme illustrate its development over several years; the role of team members and verification in this evolution are discussed. Several lessons emerge from our experience: a) coding is not what happens before analysis, but constitutes an important part of the analysis; b) a team builds codes and coding builds a team through the creation of a shared understanding of the phenomenon; and c) collaborative qualitative research requires a kind of rigor that an independent researcher might not be aware of or need.
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